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Rural Finance and Microfinance Development in Transition Countries in Southeast and East Asia

Jun 01, 2006

RPS 2006-01

Microfinance is an emerging important financial subsector in Asian transition countries. Its role is to improve financial access of the poor and small..

Research Paper Series

Experience of Crisis-Hit Asian Countries: Do Asset Management Companies Increase Moral Hazard?

Jun 01, 2006

RPS 2005-01

This paper examines the performances of Asian asset management companies (AMCs). The analysis reveals that the AMCs vary significantly in their design..

Research Paper Series

Reviewing the Philippines' Spectrum Management Policy

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-11

In light of the latest developments in information and communication technology such as the advent of the 3G technology, it is important that the issu..

Policy Notes

Assessing the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA)

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-10

The recently signed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is said to represent a "new age free trade area" in that its terms and pr..

Policy Notes

Lessons from Cambodia...Exploring the Potential of Inland Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-09

The Philippines and Cambodia both abound in numerous freshwater bodies and resources that provide an economic and food base for rural people in the in..

Policy Notes

Should Southeast Asia Fear the Chinese Juggernaut? The View from the Philippines

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-08

China's emergence as an economic giant in the past 25 years has dramatically changed the global economic landscape especially in East Asia. Should thi..

Policy Notes

Slotting Allowance: an Overlooked Angle in Grocery Retailing

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-07

Ever wonder why one product brand enjoys a more prominent shelf location in a particular retail establishment than another brand? Would such arrangeme..

Policy Notes

The More the Poorer: Why Large Family Size Causes Poverty

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-06

What makes a large family more prone to poverty? Why is the poverty incidence invariably higher among households with larger family sizes? This Notes ..

Policy Notes

The Cost of War in Human Dimension: The Case of Lanao del Sur

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-05

The conflict in Muslim Mindanao, particularly in Lanao del Sur, is complex, deeply rooted, and multifaceted. Through its long history, the conflict ha..

Policy Notes

Armed Conflict in Bicol: The Price Does Not Come Cheap

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-04

The Bicol region is one of the poorest regions in the Philippines. In fact, it has the worst poverty situation in Luzon. It is also one of the most af..

Policy Notes

Civil Society Institutional Response: Peaceful Intervention to Resolve Armed Conflicts

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-03

The civil society sector has been quite visible in the Philippine landscape since the end of the Marcos administration. Peace civil society organizati..

Policy Notes

The AFP's Institutional Responses to Armed Conflict: a Continuing Quest for the Right Approach

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-02

How does the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deal with the armed conflicts in the country? As the institution tasked to defend the country again..

Policy Notes

Extracting the Root to Reap the Fruit: Searching for a Possible End to Armed Conflict

Jun 01, 2006

PN 2006-01

Putting an end to ideologically motivated armed conflicts in the Philippines does not only entail going to the negotiating table for peace talks but a..

Policy Notes

English as the Language of Trade, Finance, and Technology in APEC: an East Asia Perspective

Jun 01, 2006

PJD 2004 Vol. XXXI No. 2-d

The use of English language for cross-border communications is important in many areas of trade ranging from tourism to trade in financial services. E..

Philippine Journal of Development

Decentralization of Governance and Financing of Public Roads in the Philippines in the 1990s

Jun 01, 2006

PJD 2004 Vol. XXXI No. 2-c

A major theoretical as well as political approach to transport infrastructure investment and management is the idea that such services are public good..

Philippine Journal of Development

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